The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-06-07
"BY THE GRACE OF coD.n
BY "rHE vAcABoND."

NNPoilehce tne pest pressmcn are those
who have only known little Latin
and less Greek. am not aware that
Ka'asaua even knows this much. But.
IN the sixties he edited the Sta, ofH,
PdeJfc, a journal now defunct At this
time David was only clerk in the
Custom flunse, having also a commits.
sion In the Royal Guards. He has
otherwise shown his literary ability by
writing the words Of the Hawaiian
National Anthem, HaUaH Poaoi This
is very beautiful poetry; at least the
king told me so, and | was not suffi-
ciently acquainted with the language
to contradict him. lie ought to know.
David Kalakaua, it will be seen, was
earning his living honestly before, "by
the grace Of God" he was called to the
throne, his title to nomination and
election being that he vas the descen-
dent of one Of the great chiefs who
,illed and ate Capt.in Cook, and
who, in their turn, were absorbed by
Kamehameha. / think there was a
good man Spoilt when they made a
King If Kalakaua. | know him. He
is one OF the few "Kings have met"
| have also drunk with him. His Ma.
jesiy Il Hawaii is not proud in that re.
spect. He will drink with anyone who
is inclined to shout" Passing travel.
lers at Honolulu will often see the
King loahng around the hotel bar,
waiting for someone to turn up who
may be anxious to treat royalty to a
bottle ofchampagne. He, in his turn, will
occasionally "shout." But money is
never known to pass on these coca
sions. The King is an added attrac
ton to the establishment, and as such
is allowed a certain amount Of free
liquor. Yet to ladies Kalakaua coulc
be as polite as any descendants Of the
Guelphs | remember how pleased
| was with him one day after tiffin or
the r. M. S. Australia He had tn,
captains cabin on deck. We sat smok
ing our cigars, | and "Charley" Stod
dard on the sofa, Majesty on the one
chair. To the doorway came a little
Canadian lass, friend Of mine, max
ing signs to me-" "King," said /
''here's a young lady wants your auto
graph in her birthday book" KaIa
kaua rose from his chair, gave it to thu
child, and himself stood whilst HI
searched for pen to write his nam,
as requested, and he did this with
gracious kindness which we great,
admired. Then we had drink to
gether, and His Majesty convivially in
formed my friend and myself that WI
we're - racals, but he liked US, a
he had cnce been newspaper maj
himself"
Five years after this / was again a
Hawaii, my fifth visit there. VIVA
changes since first knew these islands
In the old days il was visit to X
lauea. Mr.. Samuel Clemens, "Mar
Twain" got special commission I
describe this volcano for San Frar
cisco paper at the time my old frien
Colonel George Il. Barnes edited tn
Morning Call Now one can easil
get there by laying over fortnight an
taking the next boat to San francisco
! to which port there is a bi-monthl
service. l would advise all traveller
to or from the United States to do thi
When in the visitors book at ID
Monte, Monterey, / saw the names (
"Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bage, S
: Kilda," who we're just ahead Of me
: pilgrimage to the early capital
Spanish California, did not thin
{ that they would also be head of N
I in Hawaii, spending fortnight thel
). and travelling to the volcanoes an
r learning more of the islands than
know in all my experience there.
. makes an old traveller feel mean wbe
he is thus beaten by lady. Throug
r the enterprise of the Spreckels voya
!, ing has been made easy in Hawa
! now. Honolulu has become sma
city filed with telephone wires, ne
brick stores going up in every dire
ton. But the native people have NJ
I altered. They are just as fond OF 10y
), and liquor and flowers The work
|, done by Europeans and Cinnamon ar
y 'labor boys" from the islands Of Il
It South Seas. The only thing the II
h waiian excels IN is in music. He, Ill
i the Fjian, commenced with the Jew
4 harp, but has progressed to the ban
/ and the guitar The Royal band, M
n Julius Herr tells me, is a really GOO
:. one. The people in spite OF Il
o churches and schools. have not a
is yanced in our ideas of civilizatio
a "Are any of them real Christian" is
n conundrum | cannot answer. II tn
&c wear clothes they have not alter,
their morals And has not the PR
t. cess Likelike proved she is a pagan
at her selfsacri6ce. And has not Ka
re kaua, "by the grace Of Cod kin
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